Physics 2205
Syllabus
Lecture Date Reading in text Topics
1 24 Aug 1-1 to 1-8, Appendix A orientation, measurements, units
2 27 Aug 2-1 to 2-5 1-D kinematics
3 31 Aug 2-5 to 2-7, 3-1 to 3-4 1-D kinematics (cont'd), vectors
4 2 Sep 3-5 to 3-7 2-D kinematics
5 7 Sep 4-1 to 4-4 Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion
6 9 Sep 4-5 to 4-7 Newton's Third Law of Motion
7 14 Sep 4-8 to 4-9 friction
8 16 Sep 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 circular motion
9 21 Sep 5-6 to 5-10, 6-1 gravitation, work
10 24 Sep 6-3 to 6-7 conservation of energy
11 28 Sep Chapters 1 to 5 Exam 1
12 30 Sep 6-8 to 6-10 dissipation of energy
13 5 Oct 7-1 to 7-5 momentum, elastic collisions
14 7 Oct 7-6 to 7-9 inelastic collisions, center of mass
15 12 Oct 8-1 to 8-4 rotational momentum
16 14 Oct 9-1 to 9-5 static equilibrium
17 19 Oct 9-6 to 9-7, 10-1 to 10-5 elasticity, fluids
18 21 Oct 10-6 to 10-9, 11-1 to 11-3 fluids (cont'd), simple harmonic motion
19 26 Oct 11-4 to 11-7 oscillations, vibrations and waves
20 28 Oct 11-8 to 11-12 waves
21 2 Nov 12-1 to 12-4, 12-7, 12-8, 12-10 sound
22 4 Nov 23-1 to 23-3 reflection of light
23 9 Nov Chapters 6 to 12 Exam 2
24 11 Nov 23-4 to 23-8 refraction of light, lenses
25 16 Nov 23-9, 24-1 to 24-2 review of optics, Huygens' Principle
26 17 Nov 24-3 to 24-6 interference, the spectrum, diffraction
27 30 Nov 24-7, 24-8, 24-10 diffraction, spectroscopy, polarization
28 2 Dec 25-1 to 25-5 various optical instruments
29 7 Dec 25-6 to 25-9 issues with optical instruments
30 13 Dec Chapters 1 to 12, 23 to 25 Exam 3 (Final)
Note: The timing of lectures and the sections covered are subject to change!
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